Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001
Populations of IBA trigger speciesNote: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2013 | high | not assessed | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | unknown |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Biological resource use | gathering terrestrial plants - unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Residential and commercial development | commercial and industrial development | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Lake Piso Ramsar Site | Other | 76,100 | protected area contains site | 4,560 |
Lake Piso Multiple Sustainable Use Reserve | Multiple Sustainable Use Reserve | 33,914 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Lake Piso | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 76,091 | protected area contains site | 4,560 |
Cape Mount | Nature Conservation Unit | 55,400 | protected area contains site | 4,560 |
The local conservation groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.
Name | Year formed |
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Piso Conservation Forum | 2006 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Unknown | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Piso (Cape Mount). Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.